VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. P22.450
Schedule IV Controlled Substance—Selling, Giving, Distributing, or Possessing With Intent to Distribute: Evidence of Accommodation
You have found the defendant guilty of the crime of [distributing; possessing with intent to
distribute] (name of drug), which is a Schedule IV controlled substance:
In determining the punishment, unless you find that the defendant [distributed; possessed with
intent to distribute] (name of drug) with the intent to distribute only as an accommodation to another
and not with the intent to profit or to induce the recipient to use or become addicted to or
dependent upon (name of drug), you shall fix the defendant’s punishment at:
(1) Confinement in prison for a specific time, but not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5)
years; or
(2) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than twelve (12) months; or
(3) A fine of a specific amount, but not more than $2,500; or
(4) Confinement in jail for not more than twelve (12) months and a fine of a specific amount, but
not more than $2,500.
If you have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant [distributed; possessed with
intent to distribute] (name of drug) but further find from the greater weight of the evidence that [this
distribution was done; the defendant intended to distribute] only as an accommodation to another and
not with the intent to profit or to induce the recipient to use or become addicted to or dependent
upon (name of drug), then you shall fix his punishment at:
(1) Confinement in jail for a specific time, but not more than twelve (12) months; or
(2) A fine of a specific amount, but not more than $2,500; or
(3) Confinement in jail for not more than twelve (12) months and a fine of a specific amount, but
not more than $2,500.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
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